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      Preschool levesl Description
      Tadpole
      Ages: 3.5-5 years
      • Push and glide with bubbles
      • Independent submersion with bubbles
      • Aided jump entry and return to edge
      • Extended arm paddle
      • Aided kick on front and back
      • Aided treading water
      • Torpedo 3 metres
      Goldfish
      Ages: 3.5-5 years
      • Jump entry and return to edge
      • Independent rollover
      • Recover object from chest-deep water
      • Torpedo 3 metres
      • Freestyle and backstroke arms
      • Tread water for 15 seconds
      School-age levesl Description
      Octopus
      Ages: 5+ years
      • Kick on front and back with aid 5 metres
      • Paddle and kick
      • Torpedo 3 metres
      • Treading water
      • Introduction to freestyle and backstroke arms
      • Soldier kick (on back, unaided) 3 metres
      Sardine
      Ages: 5+ years 
      • Jump entry into deep water and recover
      • Kick on front with aid and side breathing 10 metres
      • Introductory whip kick
      • Backstroke, freestyle and torpedo 5 metres
      • Float, scull and tread water for 30 seconds and signal for help
      • Duck dive
      Salmon
      Ages: 5+ years
      • Kneeling dive
      • Step in entry and recover
      • Freestyle and backstroke 12 metres
      • Survival backstroke with aid 5 metres
      • Breaststroke kick with aid 5 metres
      • Float, scull and tread water for 1 minute and signal for help
      • Duck dive, swim underwater for 3 metres and recover object
      Tuna
      Ages: 5+ years 
      • Stride entry
      • Freestyle and backstroke 25 metres
      • Survival backstroke 25 metres
      • Breaststroke kick 12 metres
      • Forward somersault
      • Crouch dive
      Dolphin
      Ages: 5+ years 
      • Freestyle and backstroke 50 metres
      • Survival backstroke and breaststroke 25 metres
      • Tumble turn
      • Dolphin kick and sidestroke 12 metres
      • Shallow dive
      Shark
      Ages: 5+ years 
      • Feet first surface dive
      • Freestyle and backstroke 100 metres
      • Survival backstroke and breaststroke 50 metres
      • Butterfly 15 metres
      • Sidestroke 25 metres
      • Using combination of strokes 400 metre swim
      • Clothed swim, float, scull and tread water for 5 minutes, remove clothes and swim for 5 minutes

       

    • Fees and payment
      Payment of all class fees must be made at the time of booking. All fees are non-refundable 
    • Cancellations
      Cancellations are not accepted for this program.
    • Parent supervision
      The YMCA adhere to the Guidelines for Safe Pool Operation and the Watch Around Water Policy. During the lesson, the parent/guardian must watch the class and locate themselves within viewing distance without physical or structural barriers between you and the class. At the start of the lesson parents are required to come to the edge of the pool and directly hand their child over to the teacher. At the conclusion of the lesson the parent is required to come to the edge of the pool and collect their child directly from the teacher. This is to ensure there are no supervision gaps at the beginning and conclusion of swimming lessons.

      Watch Around Water Policy

      At YMCA Victoria we are a Watch Around Water endorsed aquatic safety organisation. The following information is the new watch around water policy launched in centre from 1 September 2019.

      Watch Around Water is a set of industry guidelines outlining the minimum supervision requirements of young children at all affiliated aquatic venues.

      Children under 5 years old

      All Children MUST be accompanied into the Centre by a person over the age of 18 and supervised within arms’ reach, at all times in the water.

      All children MUST wear a yellow wristband supplied by YMCA staff to help identify their age while swimming.

      Children will not be admitted without a full fee paying parent/guardian who must also be in the water at all times. Groups will not be admitted entry where the number of parents/guardians supervising a group of children under 5 years exceeds the ratio of 1:2 (effective September 1 2019).

      Children under 10 years old

      All Children under the age of 10 MUST be accompanied into the Centre by a person over the age of 18.

      All children MUST be constantly and actively supervised by an adult over the age of 18 at all times. The adult must have a clear and active view of the child with no physical or structural barriers between them (this includes tech and devices).

      All children MUST wear a red wristband supplied by YMCA staff to help identify their age while swimming. Groups will not be admitted entry where the number of parents/guardians supervising a group of children under 10 years exceeds the ratio of 1:4.

      Visit the watch around water website

      For more information visit the Watch Around Water website.
    • Missed lessons
      Compensation for missed lessons is not available. Two or more lessons missed for medical reasons on presentation of a medical certificate will be provided a credit to the value of the lessons missed for use against swimming lesson fees within 12 months.  
    • Medical exclusion
      Children who are unwell or suffering from a contagious illness or condition should be excluded from participating in aquatic activities.